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Where does “expensively” come from?

Expensively derives from English expensive, from Latin expensivus, from Latin expendo meaning "to weigh out or pay," formed from Latin ex- and Latin ex.

expensively (English): In an expensive manner

Definitions

  1. In an expensive manner

Ancestry of “expensively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpensiveGiven to expending a lot of money; profligate,...
2Latinexpensivus—
3LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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